TY - JOUR AB - The paradox is identified of the few women who attain high managerial positions compared with public perceptions of extensive occupational progress on the part of women entering the labourforce. In accounting for this paradox the status of research and theory on women in management in the US is described, gaps in this knowledge identified, explanations offered for the current state of development, and prospects for the future are considered. VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 0964-9425 DO - 10.1108/09649429110143782 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429110143782 AU - Dexter Carolyn R. PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - PARADOX: MYTH AND REALITY OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT IN THE US T2 - Women in Management Review PB - MCB UP Ltd Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -